Gabriele will be tried before a three-judge panel. His hearing will be on a Saturday because the judges have full-time jobs elsewhere, according to the Seattle Times, which was briefed by Vatican appellate magistrate Giovanni Giacobbe along with other news outlets.

Unlike in the U.S., where prosecutors interrogate suspects, a presiding judge will question Gabriele on behalf of both the defense and prosecution, several news outlets reported.

Gabriele, like other suspects, won't take an oath because the Vatican assumes he can lie to protect himself, the Seattle Times reports.